280 entries under verb topic. ×

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be defective
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be in arrears(fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive)
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be taken to the cleaners(fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive)
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be unable to find(drop, fail, miss, mislay)
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become insolvent(expression, fall, bomb, flop)
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betray(fail, disappoint)
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break(fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive)
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bring down to earth(expression, idiom, sadden, disappoint)
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bring to naught(expression, idiom, sadden, disappoint)
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bungle(sadden, disappoint, dishearten, goof)
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cast down(expression, sadden, disappoint, dishearten)
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chagrin(sadden, disappoint, dishearten, disillusion)
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choke
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circumvent(sadden, disappoint, dishearten, disillusion)
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close down(expression, fall, bomb, flop)
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come apart(expression, phrasal verb, fail, fold)
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condense(reduce, diminish, contract, narrow)
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curtail(reduce, shrink, shrivel, atrophy)
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cut(reduce, shrink, shrivel, atrophy)
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dash(sadden, disappoint, dishearten, disillusion)
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